Chapter 1166: Not Envious of Han Bai

Chapter 1166: Not Envious of Han Bai

Li Tai's words were very impolite, so after hearing them, the Qi envoys all looked indignant, at least on the surface they all looked very angry.

After the group was led to the annex next to the city lord's mansion and settled down, Gao Rui frowned and said in a deep voice: "Looking at Li Boshan's arrogance, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve peace this time. I don't know what harsh conditions Wei will have to make things difficult. Do you have any strategies or ideas?"

After hearing this, everyone was silent again. After a while, Yang Xiuzhi, who was in the delegation, spoke up and said, "The hatred between the two countries is very deep. We are here to seek peace because we are weaker than others and have something to ask for. It is reasonable that we are being harassed by others.

The King of Tang said that he is willing to negotiate peace, which seems to be true. Now that he is strong, it is inevitable that he will be angry. We, the envoys, must uphold the heart of repairing the relationship and the ambition of defending the country. As long as the demands are not insulting the national dignity and forcing the bottom line, we can negotiate."

After hearing this, everyone sighed and agreed. Before they were sent abroad as envoys, they also knew how urgent the new monarch was to seek peace and stop the war. They, the envoys, were destined to put aside those emotional disputes, show the self-restraint of swallowing spit, and try their best to promote peace talks. If they tear their faces and stop talking because of the other party's bad attitude and excessive demands, they will inevitably be punished after returning home.

After today's meeting, although when talking about the issue of peace talks, Tang Wang Li Boshan had an overbearing attitude, and even made impolite remarks and ridicules to their emperor, he seemed very arrogant.

But if you think about it carefully, Li Boshan's attitude has not always been like this. At least before talking about this issue, he has always been polite and courteous, and he has praised the academic studies of Hebei etiquette and justice, and he has been very courteous to everyone present. You must know that now they have each accepted a very valuable gift from each other!

So Li Boshan's bad attitude is not directed at all Northern Qi people. He just doesn't respect their emperor enough, and this is also a very normal thing. The two countries are originally hostile. Their emperor is the head of the thief in the eyes of the other side, so how can they respect him?

There is also a more obvious point, that is, Li Boshan is full of contempt for Jinyang nobles and the army, and his disdain is overflowing.

This attitude is also not a problem if you think about it carefully. First of all, Li Boshan fought with the Jinyang soldiers many times, and the Jinyang soldiers were basically defeated repeatedly, and did not win the respect of the other side with actual achievements and strength.

Secondly, Li Boshan evaluated the Jinyang nobles as old animals guarding the trough and protecting food, with their ambitions gradually fading and their thieves growing bold. To be honest, this evaluation is indeed very accurate and appropriate, perfectly summarizing the performance and characteristics of the Jinyang nobles, and also speaking to the hearts of these envoys, making them feel a sense of identity.

Finally, what does Li Boshan's contempt for the Jinyang nobles have to do with their Hebei nobles? The previous emperor died in Liaoyang, and then the King of Changshan sent the late emperor back to Jinyang in the name of the regent, and announced the edict of the previous emperor's succession in Jinyang, and he succeeded to the throne in the Jinyang Palace. Until the envoys left Yedu, the new king had not arrived in Yedu, and was still stranded in Jinyang, busy appeasing and rewarding a group of Jinyang nobles.

In this national upheaval, the Hebei nobles did not completely stay out of it. As early as when the new emperor was planning things, there were many Hebei nobles who chose to support the King of Changshan because of the connections and win-overs of Wang Xi and others. Later, after Prime Minister Yang Yin was killed by the rebels, there were many court officials who supported his proposal to exterminate traitors. After that, the stability of the situation in Yedu also relied on the maintenance of the Hebei nobles.

As a result, now that the struggle for power has finally settled, His Majesty the Emperor has chosen to just stick together with a group of Jinyang nobles and generals in charge of the army, and is reluctant to reward and comfort the current people in Yedu.

Even Wang Xi, his confidant who has been running around for him in many ways, has not been able to obtain a significant improvement in power. It is said that the new emperor was afraid that the nobles would not like his closeness to Han officials, so he even summoned the counselors away from the eyes of others and chose to do so in the dead of night. Compared with the previous emperor, he may not be more cold, but he is weaker.

Although the words of the Tang King were arrogant, they also spoke for the Hebei nobles. They also had similar opinions in their minds, but they did not dare to speak out. Now they heard their own voices from others, and they felt very comfortable. When they heard the Tang King evaluate the contributions made by the Hebei nobles to the Qi family, they felt a sense of confidant.

It is no wonder that the Tang King is so powerful and invincible, knowing the details of the enemy's internal situation as if they were their own! If the current emperor can be as wise as the Tang King, recognize who is the best medicine to cure the stubborn diseases of the country, and stop learning from the predecessors to stick to the old ways, he can still be a leader of the revival.

These people had their own private plans in their hearts, and they didn't realize that just by meeting with the King of Tang and having a brief exchange, they had already added a lot of psychological activities in their hearts. The psychological construction they had built up during the journey had collapsed after this, and they no longer regarded the King of Tang or even the State of Wei as simple enemies.

At least until now, the King of Tang has not shown any hostility towards them, but has been friendly to them. They may not have formed a clear concept in their hearts, but they have already had a vague understanding that under the King of Tang's attitude, the rise and fall of the State of Qi has nothing to do with their own fate.

Because of his background and his current extraordinary status, Li Tai was able to achieve twice the result with half the effort when trying to alienate these Hebei aristocratic families. He didn't even need to give a generous purchase price, just a slightly ambiguous attitude was enough to make these members of the Hebei family have many daydreams and all kinds of imagination.

After nightfall, a banquet was held in the city lord's mansion to entertain the envoys from the Northern Qi Dynasty. This time there were more people from the Western Wei Dynasty present, so the Qi envoys naturally saw more old acquaintances. People such as Lu Shuhu were all from Hebei, and had served as He Baren's staff together with Yang Xiu in the mission. Now that they met again, they were naturally sad.

Li Tai also took advantage of every opportunity to raise his glass to Yang Xiuzhi and said: "I first entered Guanzhong last year and was deeply impressed by my old friend Heba. Today, I still have many capable assistants who are under Mr. Heba. In the old days, I discussed personnel matters with him. , He Bagong also often lamented that after saying goodbye to Jiangdong, we would never see each other again, which is regrettable. "

After Yang Xiuzhi heard this, he quickly raised a glass in response. Recalling the stories of the past, he couldn't help but shed tears on the table.

In addition to these emotional exchanges, Li Tai naturally couldn't help but show them the military style of the Western Wei Dynasty. He ordered his three guardsmen to perform some military dramas such as riding, archery and dancing, which won the applause of the whole house. Naturally, the Qi envoys also applauded and cheered along with the interest, and their attitude was quite supportive.

Li Tai also specially called Han Qinhu, Yu Wenxin and others to come out and pointed them at the banquet to introduce their achievements to the Qi envoys. When they heard that these young men were actually the rising stars of the Wei Kingdom who had killed Xue Guyan and other senior generals in the country, the envoys' expressions that had been perfunctory at first showed genuine shock.

"This group of disciples all have outstanding qualifications. They are already doing well and will surely achieve even greater achievements in the coming year!"

When Li Tai said this, he made everyone laugh and said: "You and others, please don't think that I am showing off my power or intimidating the enemy country. I do not regard the people of Hebei as enemies that I want to eradicate. You should also look at the world and the surrounding areas. The barbarians took advantage of the chaos in our country to rise up and strive for greatness. My subordinates have long-term military strength, but they have to defend Huo and do not envy Han Bai!

Let me tell the story again. The Lord of Qi asked for peace, and I laughed at it. However, if the peace attempt still fails, he should also examine himself whether he should sincerely seek peace, rather than just pretending to be a clever delaying strategy. If I am the Xianggong of the Song Dynasty, then the sword that I used to kill the Turkic Khan is still in the warehouse, ready for use at any time. Or if there are still greedy warriors in the court who like to make trouble and seek advancement, causing trouble and damaging alliances, I will never forgive them! It is not too complicated to unite thousands of people to win over one person! "

These words were said in a domineering manner, but they cleverly avoided all the envoys present and did not target them. Therefore, after everyone heard these words, they did not feel ashamed or angry, but felt more and more the majesty of the Tang Dynasty King.

Some people even couldn't help but recall the arrogance and arrogance of Jinyang nobles in the country, and then imagined whether they could still maintain their arrogance when they learned that the Tang Dynasty king made this declaration?

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel secretly happy. Not only was he not thinking about how to refute the other party, but he was secretly thinking about it in his heart. When he returned, he should also quote the views of the King of Tang to advise His Majesty the Emperor not to alienate Hebei scholars and scholars by being too close to the Xianbei warriors in Jinyang. Expelled from China!

However, these emotional fits did not provide these envoys with much convenience in the subsequent peace negotiations.

As the negotiations officially began, the first condition put forward by the Western Wei Dynasty was a harsh condition that the Northern Qi Dynasty could not agree to, and even the envoys of Qi State did not dare to listen. That is to order the Lord of Qi to deprive himself of his title, and no longer use the title of Emperor of Qi State. Call yourself!